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Jim Mertens vs Chester Lian

Two careers, 138 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Jim Mertens (United States) and Chester Lian (Malaysia) have met in 138 rounds across 24 competitions since 2009. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chester Lian leads Jim Mertens: 110 finishes in front to 28.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 9 shared events, Chester Lian holds the faster single in 8, Jim Mertens in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJim Mertens singleaverageChester Lian singleaverage
3×311.4313.989.2311.12
2×22.755.692.334.00
4×41:10.721:21.3343.6250.23
5×52:50.803:32.751:31.361:40.71
3×3 blindfolded5:29.6549.951:00.17
3×3 Fewest Moves34 moves40.6730 moves
3×3 one-handed22.9326.9214.4719.21
Clock18.2523.2317.3321.11
Pyraminx6.6312.848.9114.05

Year by year

every meeting, 138 rounds in all
20092015busiest year: 53 meetings2009: 72010: 532011: 362012: 192013: 162014: 42015: 3

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJim MertensChester Lianahead
2015US Nationals 20152×2First round6.215.99Chester Lian
2015US Nationals 20153×3First round18.0613.13Chester Lian
2015US Nationals 20153×3 one-handedFirst round28.8624.06Chester Lian
2014US Nationals 20142×2First round6.525.40Chester Lian
2014US Nationals 20143×3First round18.7012.93Chester Lian
2014US Nationals 20143×3 one-handedFirst round31.1524.42Chester Lian
2014US Nationals 20144×4First round1:37.4757.14Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round6.845.28Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round16.6311.60Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round31.9825.70Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round1:23.341:00.97Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013PyraminxFirst round17.0317.10Jim Mertens
2013Tree Town 20132×2First round6.795.71Chester Lian
2013Tree Town 20133×3Second round17.0312.04Chester Lian

Full careers: Jim Mertens · Chester Lian. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.